Alfalfa is an extremely important crop in the agricultural economy of Central Oregon. Some of the alfalfa is fed in livestock operations on the farms where it is produced, but most of it is sold as baled hay for use in other parts of the state and region.
Annual yields...
Alfalfa hay yields in Central Oregon are only about one-half of their potential level. Annual yields of 4 to 5 tons per acre have been considered to be very good, but if the best known establishment and management practices are conscientiously applied, much higher yields are possible. Studies done at...
Between 1965 and 1975, four alfalfa variety test trials, which included 38 different varieties, were conducted at Redmond and Alfalfa by the Central Oregon Experiment Station. Two trials were completed and two are continuing. Hay yields averaged 6.79 and 5.39 tons per acre per year in the completed trials at...
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Alfalfa is an important crop in Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties of southern Oregon. Its farm value is about $2½ million per year. Many varieties are available for planting
in the area. More than 80 alfalfa varieties and experimental selections have been evaluated for hay production since 1959
at the...
Alfalfa is an important hay crop which is grown on more than 10,000 acres in Jackson, Josephine, and Douglas counties of southern Oregon. Its estimated crop value is more than four million dollars per year. Many varieties of alfalfa are available for planting in the area. Sixty-eight varieties and experimental...
Published February 1992. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog